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And now for something that isnt your usual foaming of the mouths between the Hatfields & the McCoys on the Politics Forums.
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the sudden increase of entertainment media influence from Walt Disney Productions lately? The amount of movies, advertising and music acts theyve been pushing to the public these last few years are a lot higher than usual. Just recently I came from the Quad Theater in New York where they only show independent films. Before the feature came on (which by the way was an excellent drama called Gospel Hill if you find yourself looking for a movie to watch one day), a trailer for a new film surrounding World War II came up. Could be interesting, right?
Then I heard in the monologue about how it was a movie based on Walt Disney and his trip to South America to try and win allies for the war. OK, a rather interesting independent film about one of our media giants. I guess it could be intriguing to see a different take on this moment of history.
The title appeared it was called Walt & El Grupo. The credits appeared and you saw that the movie was actually produced, created and distributed by the Walt Disney Family Corporation. WTF? That almost made me a little sick to my stomach.
Its not enough that weve been bombarded with so much Disney product in music, television & film during a time when were supposed to be having a recession. But have we come full circle when media corporations as influential and powerful as Walt Disney start to promote and position themselves as independent filmmakers to bring forth some kind of politically charged message? Does anyone else find this latest move a bit peculiar?
Also, for today's tongue twister say the thread title 10 times really fast. :biggrin:
Is it just me, or has anyone else noticed the sudden increase of entertainment media influence from Walt Disney Productions lately? The amount of movies, advertising and music acts theyve been pushing to the public these last few years are a lot higher than usual. Just recently I came from the Quad Theater in New York where they only show independent films. Before the feature came on (which by the way was an excellent drama called Gospel Hill if you find yourself looking for a movie to watch one day), a trailer for a new film surrounding World War II came up. Could be interesting, right?
Then I heard in the monologue about how it was a movie based on Walt Disney and his trip to South America to try and win allies for the war. OK, a rather interesting independent film about one of our media giants. I guess it could be intriguing to see a different take on this moment of history.
The title appeared it was called Walt & El Grupo. The credits appeared and you saw that the movie was actually produced, created and distributed by the Walt Disney Family Corporation. WTF? That almost made me a little sick to my stomach.
Its not enough that weve been bombarded with so much Disney product in music, television & film during a time when were supposed to be having a recession. But have we come full circle when media corporations as influential and powerful as Walt Disney start to promote and position themselves as independent filmmakers to bring forth some kind of politically charged message? Does anyone else find this latest move a bit peculiar?
Also, for today's tongue twister say the thread title 10 times really fast. :biggrin:
